Category Archives: (Hot 103 (KHQT-FM)) Mesilla Valley News
Serial Thief or Thieves Targeting Commercial HVAC Systems
Las Cruces police believe someone, a pair or possibly a group of serial thieves have been targeting centralized rooftop HVAC systems at large commercial buildings since January and, so far, the total ...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jul 09, 2025
Sonoma Ranch Deaths Appear to be Murder-Suicide
Las Cruces police continue to investigate what appears to be a murder-suicide that occurred Tuesday at a home in a Sonoma Ranch neighborhood. Shortly after 4 p.m. Tuesday, July 8, 2025, Las Cruces pol...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jul 09, 2025
Bridging the Badge to Discuss Back to School
The Las Cruces Police Department will discuss school safety during the next Bridging the Badge livestream to be held July 15. Las Cruces Public Schools begins its 2025-26 academic year July 25 for kin...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jul 09, 2025
BLM Albuquerque and Las Cruces districts rescind fire restrictions across public lands
Due to increasing precipitation and higher humidity, which reduce fire danger, the Bureau of Land Management has terminated fire restrictions on public lands in the Albuquerque and Las Cruces district...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jul 08, 2025
LCPD Accepting Applications for Next Academy
The Las Cruces Police Department is now accepting applications for its training academy that's tentatively set to begin in January 2026. Applications for Police Cadet must be submitted no later than S...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jul 07, 2025
Fire Damages Apartment Complex on Majestic Ridge
A structure fire damaged an apartment complex on Majestic Ridge early Saturday morning. Just after 1:15 a.m., Saturday, July 5, 2025, Las Cruces firefighters responded to a reported smoke smell on the...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jul 07, 2025
'Not in Vain' Sees Big Jump in Fentanyl Seizures
'Operation Not in Vain 2025 is rolling into its fourth month and now has accounted for 94 felony arrests, 98 misdemeanor arrests and the seizure of more than 2,300 fentanyl pills between April and Jun...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jul 03, 2025
Be careful with alcohol use this summer
SANTA FE - As temperatures and summer activities increase, so does the likelihood of binge drinking and the risk of alcohol-related accidents and injuries, which sometimes lead to death. The Ne...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jul 02, 2025
Automatic Voter Registration Now in Effect in New Mexico
Everything You Need to Know About the New Voter Registration Process at the MVD As of July 1, 2025, Automatic Voter Registration (AVR) is active in New Mexico. This new process is designed to m...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jul 01, 2025
Man Rescued After Pickup Washed into River
Members of the Las Cruces Fire Department's Swiftwater Rescue Team joined several emergency response crews to help save the driver of a pickup that was swept down an arroyo by floodwaters and submerge...
Martin Fernandez Jr Jul 01, 2025
